And so it went on. The two eldest sisters would do nothing but sulk in comers while Beauty swept floors and washed the dishes, and did her best to make the poor cottage pleasant. They led their sister a dreadful life too. with their complaints. for not only did they refuse to do anything themselves. but they said the everything she did was done wrong. But Beauty bore all their unkindness patiently, for her father's sank. In this way a whole year went by, and then one day a letter came for the merchant